Posted on January 31, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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Aside from superior kernel architecture, greater choice in file systems, and the wisdom of not granting root access to anyone who drunkenly stumbles in at 3 AM the greatest advantages of Linux are not purely technical. I am by nature an artist and not…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Eric Schmidt, Freedom, Google, Human Rights, Internet, Linux, Privacy
Posted on January 28, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Is a rather famous aphorism. But how do you know that you are a good man? How do you know what you should do? I use this aphorism and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing., Discipline, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Freedom, Human Rights, Media, Principle, Public Discourse, Security, Thumos
Posted on April 11, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
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I am an American. I came to this country when I was very young and have made an extensive study of the enlightenment era values and principles it was founded on. That doesn’t mean I ignore my background. Nor does it mean that I…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Freedom, Journalism, Julian Assange, Russia, The Fourth Estate, The West, Wikileaks
Tag: Freedom
The Best Argument for Privacy
Posted on January 31, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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Aside from superior kernel architecture, greater choice in file systems, and the wisdom of not granting root access to anyone who drunkenly stumbles in at 3 AM the greatest advantages of Linux are not purely technical. I am by nature an artist and not…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Eric Schmidt, Freedom, Google, Human Rights, Internet, Linux, Privacy
The Importance of Principle
Posted on January 28, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Is a rather famous aphorism. But how do you know that you are a good man? How do you know what you should do? I use this aphorism and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing., Discipline, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Freedom, Human Rights, Media, Principle, Public Discourse, Security, Thumos
Freedom
Posted on April 11, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
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I am an American. I came to this country when I was very young and have made an extensive study of the enlightenment era values and principles it was founded on. That doesn’t mean I ignore my background. Nor does it mean that I…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Freedom, Journalism, Julian Assange, Russia, The Fourth Estate, The West, Wikileaks
Strip Mall in Wisconsin = YouTube (Vlog)
Posted on March 28, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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https://d.tube/#!/c/mellow.mission For freedom! For cake!
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Dtube, FOSS, Freedom, Vlogs, YouTube
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